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In the night of Wednesday, August 9, military-air forces of the Israel defense forces struck targets in the Gaza strip.

According to the press service of the IDF, was attacked by two objects of the terrorist organization Hamas in Northern Gaza.

Of the air force were a response to rocket attacks on Israeli territory yesterday evening, the report says.

«The IDF holds Hamas responsible for what is happening in the Gaza strip,» stressed the army’s press service.

The website «Palestinian information center», belonging to the terrorist organization Hamas, said that the attack by the Israeli air force during the night of 9 August in the Gaza strip were injured, at least three people. 26-year-old man received serious shrapnel wound in the head, two more were wounded easily. The victims were taken to the hospital Shifa in Gaza.

According to PIC, the IDF air force attacked a camp of insurgents «Izaddina brigades of al-kasama» (armed wing of Hamas) near the «Tower Makusi», in the North-Western outskirts of Gaza city. In addition, the missile was fired at the object of Hamas militants in Northern Gaza.

We will remind, on Tuesday evening in the settlements of the regional Council of Hof Ashkelon and in the Ashkelon industrial area sounded the sirens warning of rocket attack.

The rocket exploded in a vacant lot on the territory of the regional Council Hof Ashkelon. As a result of the fire no one was hurt and no material damage.

The statistics of rocket attacks on Israel from the Gaza strip:

(statistics takes into account only the rocket attacks, but indicated the total number of victims of rocket and mortar attacks, counting the rockets that fell on Israeli territory)